Comment on Verbatim: Stats guru Jeff SagarinparentComments−nhebb13yThe problem isn't with the programming language; it with his algorithms. Sagarin's rankings are often an outlier, frequently in ways that just don't make sense. </opinion>−na8513yWell then his algorithms would still be wonky if he wrote them in Python or Haskell.−nhebb13yWell, that's my point. When I read the interview, it sounded like his heart just wasn't in it anymore.
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The problem isn't with the programming language; it with his algorithms. Sagarin's rankings are often an outlier, frequently in ways that just don't make sense. </opinion>
Well then his algorithms would still be wonky if he wrote them in Python or Haskell.
Well, that's my point. When I read the interview, it sounded like his heart just wasn't in it anymore.